Chinese History 9

<p class=ql-align-justify>The <strong>Yuan Dynasty</strong> (元朝 1271-1368) was the first ruling dynasty of the unified China established by a ruler from the minority (Mongolian) clan. In 1206 Genghis Khan unified various Mongolian ministries and established the <strong>Great Mongolian Empire</strong> (蒙古帝国). In 1271 <strong>Kublai Khan</strong> established the Yuan Dynasty. The dynasty ruled China for 98 years. This was the first dynasty to declare Beijing (大都) as China's capital city.</p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p>The book <strong>Chinese History 9</strong> a Chinese reading practice book presents a broad and simple overview of China's <strong>Yuan Dynasty.</strong> The new volume part of the Mandarin Chinese Reading Series includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin. With about <strong>900 </strong>unique Chinese characters the volume would be suitable for the beginners lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (<strong>HSK 1-6</strong>). Overall the Mandarin Chinese Reading Series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3) to learn <strong>Chinese culture</strong> as well as practice Chinese reading fast. </p><p><br></p><p>The book has <strong>10 chapters</strong> in the following order:</p><p>Chapter 1: Introduction to the Yuan Dynasty (第一章：元代简介)</p><p>Chapter 2: Genghis Khan (第二章：孛儿只斤·铁木真)</p><p>Chapter 3: Kublai Khan (第三章：孛儿只斤·忽必烈)</p><p>Chapter 4: Fall of the Song Dynasty (第四章：宋朝灭亡)</p><p>Chapter 5: Founding of the Yuan Dynasty (第五章：元朝开国)</p><p>Chapter 6: Social Dissatisfaction (第六章：越来越多的社会不满)</p><p>Chapter 7: Fall of the Yuan Dynasty (第七章：元朝灭亡)</p><p>Chapter 8: Contribution of the Yuan Dynasty (第八章：元朝的贡献)</p><p>Chapter 9: Culture and Art of the Yuan Dynasty (第九章：元代文化艺术)</p><p>Chapter 10: Marco Polo (第十章：马可·波罗)</p>